Ahead of the Fourth of July, people across the country told Fox News Digital whether they believe it's still important to celebrate America's independence.
Polls show national pride plummeting among U.S. adults, but Americans across the country told Fox News Digital that Independence Day is still worth celebrating. 'We should be patriotic,' said Rohan in Chicago. 'We're the No. 1 country in the world, and we want to remain that way. And we should take a lot of pride in ourselves as Americans.
National pride has plummeted in recent years, with just 67% of surveyed adults saying they are extremely proud or very proud to be American, according to the most recent Gallup poll. That's up slightly from the record low of 63% in 2020 but still way below the beginning of the millennium, when around 90% of adults were extremely or very proud of being American. Republicans are much more likely than Democrats and Independents to express pride in America, according to Gallup.
Now more than ever it's important to remember and celebrate America's independence and that we are still in a free country,' Kaila said in Chino Hills, California. Dhario, also in Chino Hills, agreed that it's important to celebrate America's independence, but added that he feels like a lot of freedoms are being lost to 'corporate and political greed.
Just being appreciative of what the people before us have done,' he said. To hear more from Americans across the country about the importance of Independence Day, click here.
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